A homeless Bryan man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison after his murder conviction.
Danny Grammer was convicted late Wednesday in the February 2009 beating dath of Dale Ellis. Jurors deliberated almost eight hours before returning their verdict.
Under the sentencing guidelines, Grammer, 24, must serve at least half his sentence before he is eligible for parole, and will get credit for a year-and-a-half of time served.
Ellis’ body was found in a vacant Bryan building; both men were homeless at the time.
Grammer’s responsibility was not in question, but whether he was of sound mind at the time was.
Defense attorneys argued Grammer was criminally insane when he attacked Ellis because Ellis was a known sex offender and Grammer had been sexually abused as a child.